Try a classroom decision, explore the two-year commitment and see who can apply.
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We’re seeking 50 women Teacher Leaders to teach Biology, Chemistry or Physics and help girls take an active part in practical science.
Ages 22–27 · STEM degree · CGPA 3.0 or above
This fellowship is implemented by Teach For Uganda under the Leaders in Teaching Program, an initiative of the Mastercard Foundation delivered in a consortium led by Luigi Giussani Foundation and UNICEF.
Eligibility form open
Help Primary One learners in Buliisa District read their first words and build confidence with numbers. Women and men with a bachelor’s degree in any field can apply.
Ages 22–30 · Any degree field · CGPA 3.5 or above
Before placement
During pre-service training, practise explaining a concept, planning a lesson and listening to feedback. Try it again with another Fellow and notice what lands differently.
During placement
In Primary One, listen as a child reads and plan the next activity around the sounds they find difficult. In secondary school, ask a girl to test her own prediction and explain what she observed.
In the school community
Listen to families and colleagues, choose a local need together and lead a community project. A reading club, a school garden or a science club can begin with that conversation.
After the Fellowship
Some alumni continue teaching or move into school leadership. Others build education initiatives, work with communities or bring classroom experience into policy and public service.
Nanfuka Vidah · Kagadi Model Primary SchoolNanfuka Vidah · Reading
“If there was a way to help, I had to try.”
Vidah met eager readers with too few books. During her placement, she applied to Enjuba Foundation on behalf of Kagadi Model Primary School. The books arrived after her Fellowship ended.
Practical STEM learning · Robokids AfricaOchieng Anthony · STEM innovation
Anthony saw learners studying technology in classrooms where many had never handled a computer. After his placement, he co-founded Robokids Africa. Learners now assemble models, write basic scripts and help classmates troubleshoot their work.
Secondary science · Physics
Give a learner a low-voltage cell, two wires and a matching bulb. Let her try a connection, then trace the gap if the bulb stays dark.
Secondary science · Biology
Compare a dry bean with one soaked overnight. Open the soaked seed and ask learners what they think will grow first.
Secondary science · Chemistry
Stir salt into water. Ask learners to predict what they’ll find if a little of the solution is left to evaporate.
Primary One · Foundational literacy
Draw a sun. Say the word together, listen for its first sound and invite a child to trace the letter “s”.
It is a full-time, two-year commitment. Alongside teaching, you plan lessons, assess learning, work with colleagues and families, and lead a community project. Explore the Fellowship journey.
No. Fellows receive preparation before placement and coaching while they teach. You need a bachelor’s degree that meets the criteria for your chosen pathway.
Fellows receive pre-service training, coaching, peer learning and programme support. Teach For Uganda provides a monthly stipend to help with living expenses.
Placements follow school and community needs. This Primary FLN round is for rural UPE schools in Buliisa District. STEM Fellows should be ready to serve in any Universal Secondary Education school. Discuss any placement or access needs with Recruitment.
This targeted round will recruit 50 women Teacher Leaders across Biology, Chemistry and Physics combined. Review the full STEM criteria, including the minimum CGPA of 3.0 and the age range of 22–27. Explore the STEM pathway.
The application deadline is . Explore the STEM applicant guide before starting the eligibility check. If you need help, ask Recruitment about STEM.
Contact Recruitment about your existing application before completing another form. Include your name and the email address you used to apply.
STEM registration, training and participation are free. STEM Fellows must be willing to undertake a fully funded, one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education during their first Fellowship year.
Women and men aged 22–30 who are Ugandan citizens or refugees living in Uganda, with a bachelor’s degree in any field and a CGPA of at least 3.5 out of 5. Applicants should care about early childhood development and girls’ education, be proficient in English and be willing to train and teach Primary One in a rural UPE school in Buliisa District.
Yes, for primary FLN if you meet its requirements and want to teach Primary One. The targeted secondary STEM round is for women graduates.
Allow 10–15 minutes and have your CV ready as a PDF of up to 300 KB. Apply by . The eligibility check is the first of two application stages. Explore the FLN applicant guide.
The eligibility form asks if you can attend five weeks of training, including three in person and two online.
You join Teach For Uganda’s alumni community. Alumni apply their experience in schools, community initiatives, social enterprises and public service. Explore Vidah’s and Anthony’s stories.
No questions matched.
Cohort 9 / Primary FLN
In the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) pathway, you’ll teach reading, writing and early maths in a rural primary school. You’ll learn to notice the small things that tell you a child is ready for the next step.
1 of 3 / The classroom
Imagine your Primary One class reading a sentence together. One girl joins in confidently. When you give her the same words in a different order, she pauses. You have a few minutes with her. What would you try?
Choose an approach to explore
You learn which words she recognises on her own. Point to the first letter of a new word, sound it out together, then give her a turn. Her response helps you plan tomorrow’s lesson.
Hearing the sentence can help her try again. Afterwards, point to one word and let her read it on her own. That small check helps you hear what she can already do.
A practice moment. Your choices are private and unscored.
2 of 3 / Your commitment
The eligibility form asks whether you can attend three weeks in person and two weeks online.
Teach Primary One full-time in a Universal Primary Education (UPE) school. School and community needs guide placements.
You’ll have coaching, opportunities to learn with other Fellows and a monthly stipend to help with living expenses.
3 of 3 / Check your fit
Eligibility form open
This is the first of two application stages. Set aside 10–15 minutes and have your CV ready as a PDF of up to 300 KB.
Apply by .
Cohort 9 / Secondary STEM
Teach Biology, Chemistry or Physics in a secondary school. Help learners ask their own questions, test an idea and explain what they observe.
1 of 3 / The classroom
Imagine a physics lesson. A group has connected a cell, wires and a bulb, but the bulb stays dark. One learner does all the handling. A girl beside him says she thinks she can see the gap. What would you do next?
Choose an approach to explore
Give her time with the circuit. Ask what she changed and what happened. Hearing her explanation tells you more about her understanding than seeing the bulb light up.
A sketch gives each learner a way to show their thinking. Invite the girl to compare her drawing with the circuit, then put the materials in her hands so she can test her idea.
A practice moment. Your choices are private and unscored.
2 of 3 / Your commitment
Be ready for placement in any Universal Secondary Education (USE) school. This round targets 50 women across Biology, Chemistry and Physics combined.
Be willing to undertake a fully funded, one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education during the first year of your Fellowship.
Pre-service training, coaching, peer learning and a monthly stipend support your placement. Registration, training and participation are free.
3 of 3 / Check your fit
Women with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Applications open
Apply by . Set aside 10–15 minutes for the eligibility check and have your CV ready as a PDF of up to 300 KB.
If you applied in an earlier round, ask Recruitment about your existing application before starting another.
This fellowship is implemented by Teach For Uganda under the Leaders in Teaching Program, an initiative of the Mastercard Foundation delivered in a consortium led by Luigi Giussani Foundation and UNICEF.
